I think that the game should make it possible to have a private trading network between players, so that we can trade resources to each other without having to mess with the marketplace.

The trading network would be accessed through a menu, and records of each transaction would be stored in this menu also. House leaders can request to see the records of subs, but there will be a delayed transaction time (2-3 days). This would add new strategies to the game.

IMO, the existing market desn't generate enough volume to support private markets. While I agree it would add more strategies and add new levels of sophistication to the game, with market volume being what it is, I expect private markets would only constrict supply more than it already is.

it would
a) make the marketplace less open
b) encourage multiing
c) boost players pushing others
d) kill the main marketplace, which smaller players especially rely on
e) those in large houses can already trade with each other by selling planets -- with an appropriate time delay_________________Major alphabravo in the house Thalgados-Sissyhood

-Alpabravo
a. Yes, it would make the marketplace less open. However, consumers and producers can always find someone willing to pay/sell at a certain price via the market forum if they are unsatisfied with the current prices.
b. Well, the trade records could be easily scanned. The trades that have the most transfer of goods without any communication could be used as evidence for multiing.
c. I don't see how the private trading would make players push others. Please clarify your point.
d. A solution to this is making private trading pro-only. This would mean that the smaller players who rely on the market could still trade.

-Gshock
Well, the market volume in Kosmor is not much compared to the other games that I have heard of, but the other games also have a lot more members. Once .com reaches the size of .de, and maybe larger, we should have no problem with this.

Well, if you can scan the trade records, you can see which people continuously transfer large amounts of their stuff to one person, without any mail trail, or without any money paid. If a trade limit was put between interhouse trading, it would also discourage multi playing.

However, I do see that the market volume is a bit low:
Sellers: 20
Buyers: 21
Traded products: 22

Volume (units): 332482 Units
Volume (credits): 15104430 Credits (My income was greater than this last turn.)